June Jobs Report Shows Little Transportation Sector Rebound
July 10, 2020 – The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department showed modest gains in many transportation sectors in June, but infrastructure construction jobs declined.
Regional Variations Persisted As VMT Recovered Somewhat in May
July 10, 2020 – Total U.S. VMT was up 27 percent in May from April (the peak of coronavirus lockdowns and stay-home orders), but was still 26 percent below May 2019.
June HTF Tax Receipts Were 41% Below Last Year
July 10, 2020 – Net tax deposits into the Highway Trust Fund were down 41 percent in June 2020 versus June 2019, which (finally) tracks with refinery production of gasoline dropping by about 40 percent at the peak of coronavirus-related travel demand reduction.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 13, 2020
Monday, July 13 – House Appropriations – full committee business meeting to mark up the draft Energy and Water and Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bills for fiscal 2021 – 1:00 p.m., 1100 Longworth. Tuesday, July 14 – House Appropriations – full committee business meeting to mark up the draft Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, and…
House FY21 Appropriations Process Begins, Using “Emergency” Spending Authority
July 8, 2020 – House Democrats this week unveiled their outline for the twelve bills that would fund the discretionary side of the federal government for fiscal year 2021. The spending outline adheres to the Budget Control Act spending caps totaling $1.298 trillion, set in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, but only by funding many Democratic priorities as off-budget emergencies, which require a Senate supermajority and Presidential approval, sometimes line-item by line-item, in order to be successful.
House DOT Appropriations Bill for FY21 Tries to Fund Party Priorities in Tight Budget Environment
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TSA, Coast Guard Get Operational Increases in FY21 House Bill
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House Spending Bills Freeze FY21 Water Infrastructure Funding at FY20 Levels
July 7, 2020 – The appropriations bills that will provide fiscal year 2021 funding for the Army Corps of Engineers water resources program and the Environmental Protection Agency’s water infrastructure grant programs were released yesterday.
House Passes Mammoth Infrastructure Bill With No Clear Path Forward
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Senate Committee Looks at NHTSA Programs on Eve of Reauthorization
July 2, 2020 – The Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing titled, “Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and NHTSA Grant Programs,” on June 30, 2020.